Joe Grzenda vs. Jerome Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerome Williams
MillenialHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jerome Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grzenda as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 87), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 102). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grzenda and Jerome Williams

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.07
44.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.14
63.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3089
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080
9.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
5.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.51
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4452
38.91
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.38
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.34
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.89
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3975
34.74
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Joe Grzenda and Jerome Williams

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3089
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.72
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.14
63.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grzenda and Jerome Williams

Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
718.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
508.63
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
7.97
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.01
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
63.96
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.18
-9.68
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
225.38
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
82.23
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerome Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerome Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0